Cooper, Anthony Ashley, (1801-1885), 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist

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Alternative name(s):	Shaftesbury, 7th Earl of (Also known as)
Surname:	Cooper
Forenames:	Anthony Ashley
Gender:	Male
Date:	1801-1885
Title:	7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Biography:	ODNB link for Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1801-1885) 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275431 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P136744 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Anthony Ashley Cooper

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	c1160-1866: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	PRO 30/24
2	1826-1885: corresp and papers	Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development		See HMC Papers of British politicians 1782-1900, 1989
3	1825-85: diaries, misc corresp and papers	University of Southampton Library	HMC	NRA 25761 Ashley-Cooper See HMC Papers of British politicians 1782-1900, 1989
4	letters (10) to Lord Aberdare	Huntington Library		See Guide 1982
5	1843-54: corresp with Lord Aberdeen	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 43242-54 passim
6	letters to Sir Thomas Dyke Acland	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	1148M	NRA 14687 Acland
7	1829-57: corresp with Charles Babbage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37184-200 passim
8	1841-85: letters to Matthew Balme	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford	DB	NRA 40333 Bradford Lib
9	1838-54: letters to Francis Bonham	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 40617
10	1870-1885: letters (29) to Lord Cairns	The National Archives	PRO 30/51/8/1-60
11	c1833-85: corresp with Sir Edwin Chadwick	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	CHADWICK	NRA 21653 Chadwick
12	1868-70: letters to Earl of Clarendon	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Clar dep	NRA 6302
13	letters (238) to Frances Cobbe	Huntington Library		See Guide 1982
14	1852-80: letters (53) to Benjamin Disraeli	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Disraeli	NRA 842 Disraeli
15	c1833-46: letters to Stanley Lees Giffard	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 56368	NRA 6238 Giffard
16	1835-85: corresp with WE Gladstone	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 44300
17	1848-69: corresp with 3rd Earl Grey	Durham University Library and Collections	Grey of Howick collection	NRA 6228 Grey
18	1853-85: letters (40) to Lord Harrowby	Harrowby Manuscripts Trust		NRA 1561 Ryder
19	1867-79: letters to George Howell	Bishopsgate Institute	HOWELL	NRA 10204 Howell
20	1882-85: corresp with Lord Kimberley	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97	NRA 1274 Wodehouse
21	1876-77: corresp with Lord Kinnaird	Dundee University Archive, Records Management and Museum Services	BrMS 2/1/17	NRA 33180 See NRA(S)3185
22	1858-66: corresp with Lord Lytton	Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies	DE/K	NRA 4598
23	1871-84: letters (c22) to AJ Mundella	Sheffield University: Special Collections and Archives	MS 6 - 9, MS 22	NRA 6510
24	1830-65: letters to Lord Palmerston	University of Southampton Library	MS 62	NRA 12889
25	1841-49: corresp with Sir Robert Peel	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 40483
26	1836-79: corresp with EB Pusey	Pusey House Library		NRA 19807 Pusey House coll
27	1836-78: corresp with Lord John Russell	The National Archives	PRO30/22
28	1868-69: letters to Edward Stanhope	Kent History and Library Centre	U1590/O309	NRA 25095
29	1856-87: corresp with AC Tait	Lambeth Palace Library	Tait	NRA 8476 Tait
30	1838-42: letters (c10) to Duke of Wellington	University of Southampton Library	MS 61	NRA 20085
31	1847-70: letters to Samuel Wilberforce	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Wilberforce; Don e 164-65	NRA 7132 Wilberforce
32	1822-82: corresp (31 items)	Duke University: William R Perkins Library		See Guide 1980, p21
33	1830-70: corresp	University of Southampton Library		See HMC Papers of British politicians 1782-1900, 1989
34	1842: letter (1) to George Rylands	Wellcome Collection	MS.7621

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Cooper, Lady Emily Caroline Frances Ashley, (1810-1872), wife of 7th Earl of Shaftsbury	spouse		Family